Philippines, European Union make headway in FTA talks

The Philippines and the European Union (EU) are set to conduct the next full round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) next year, following the completion of the fourth round of talks last week.

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Trade Undersecretary Allan Gepty, who is leading the FTA negotiations for the Philippines, said in a Viber message that the next full round would be held next year.

“But we will have a series of inter-sessional meetings and two in-person meetings in November and December,” Gepty said.

He said that the fourth round of FTA negotiations, held in Cebu last week, was productive, with the parties making progress in text-based negotiations.